Rose Z. Hill, Ph.D.

My academic job offer was rescinded. I’ll keep going—but U.S. researchers are running out of road Despite an uncertain future, this postdoc will “keep doing the science I love while I still have a bench”

A beautifully written piece on a terrible time

www.science.org/content/arti...

No better time to call or email your members of Congress. Next year’s NIH budget is being debated in the Senate. A new nonpartisan campaign is making it easy to defend science and protect America’s innovation. Just follow this link to contact your representatives: www.protectscienceandinnovation.org

There is no better feeling than to see people in your lab succeed!

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

Congratulations! I remember you first started your lab while I was deep in my Ph.D. and it has been so inspiring following your career as a fellow sensory neurobiologist. 🎉 Well deserved.

Our review on kidney sensory innervation is out! It was such an honor to write about all the amazing work from my colleagues in this growing field of renal interoception. Yay kidneys! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Neurons in a dish

First dorsal root ganglion prep of the new lab, a few logistical hiccups but we have cultured neurons! Thanks to the colleagues who let me borrow so many things!

Teeth first evolved as sensory tissue in the armored exoskeletons of ancient fish, fossil scans find Anyone who has ever squirmed through a dental cleaning can tell you how sensitive teeth can be. This sensitivity gives important feedback about temperature, pressure—and yes, pain—as we bite and chew ...

New paper from the lab: Our teeth arose as sensory organs on the outside of the body of ancient jawless fish.!! Congrats to Yara Haridy and the team!
Background and video: phys.org/news/2025-05...
Open Access Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News and Views: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

an exciting time to receive your start-up funds 💸

a baby yoda with a rope around its neck ALT: a baby yoda with a rope around its neck

Happy 2nd Annual International Mechanotransduction Day!
May the 4th be with you.
h/t Jeff Holt

Thank you Xin!!!! I definitely will 🧪

"Take out" (frozen) kidney samples

As I say in the parlance of our times, "It's been real, fam"!

And that's a wrap at Scripps! (literally). It was a wild 5.5 years through COVID, amazing science and colleagues, entering a new field, and a successful job search. I am grateful for the mentorship and opportunities I had with @ardemp.bskyverified.social. Here's to brighter days after the storm. 🥂

Welcome aboard, Dr Hill!
cc: @rose-hill.bsky.social

Starting in one hour!

Don’t miss your chance to learn more about the #SfN25 nanosymposium process in this free webinar hosted by SfN.

Register now! bit.ly/42ojJjx

Also an update for those who asked, yes the P-97 micropipette puller I took to Portland from SD in my car survived and is working. The box filament didn't even shift alignment.

spectacular movie of a growing neuron

ionlaboratory.com Our lab website is live! 🧪 Life is good at OHSU CPB, @volluminstitute.bsky.social and Nephrology!

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Folks, while much of the attention is on Harvard and Columbia's response to the Trump/Musk/RFK Jr. administration, I'd like to point out how #NIH terminations and funding cuts go far beyond this war with the nations' elite universities. 🧵🧪

Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...

Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

It's in the original packaging with the fitted foams. I hope so!

Had my last day of an amazing postdoc with @ardemp.bskyverified.social yesterday and now packing for the move to OHSU! Just me and good old P-97 (plus 2 cats) along for the drive...

MBL GIVING DAY IS ALMOST OVER! ⏰

Thank you to everyone who has given so generously! You have until 3pm EDT to support the science, discovery, and education happening daily at the MBL.

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#ScienceStartsHere

Last week in the lab for both @rocioservin.bsky.social and @rose-hill.bsky.social before they head off to launch their own! Trainees: this is your chance to join exciting, well-funded labs.

Also, please note the wasabi (TRPA1 agonist) in PIEZO trimer form — an homage to my lab’s arc…

I love my postdoc lab and am so thankful for them, and so ready for the next adventure at OHSU! Thank you 🧪🦪

A crowd gathered for a pro-science rally

A human holding a sign in support of the NIH

Standing up for science 🧪

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence